High Ponytail Compatible Hat

ABSTRACT

One example hat may include a cinch hole in a top portion of the hat with an opening surrounded by a closed loop pocket which houses a drawstring that exits the closed loop pocket in a same location or a substantially close location.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Examples provide a hat with a mechanism for the hat to be worn with ahigh ponytail by providing an access mechanism near the upper crown ofthe hat.

BACKGROUND ART

Conventional high ponytail or other types of hair styles have limitedhead piece options. Whether it be a ribbon, fancy hat, baseball hat,etc., the hairstyles that include protruding portions of hair, such asthe high ponytail, dreadlocks, braids, etc., and regardless of whetherthe hair is real or fake, the options are limited. Since the hair willbe in the way of anything worn on the head, the likelihood of purchasingand wearing a hat are limited by the hairstyles people adopt. Some ofthe earlier types of hats that have been associated with high hairstyles are limited in their ability to accommodate such high hairstyles.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One example embodiment may include a cinch hole in a top portion of thehat that includes an opening surrounded by a closed loop pocket whichhouses a drawstring that exits the closed loop pocket in a same locationor a substantially close location.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hat according to example embodiments of thepresent invention.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the hat including a drawstring according toexample embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a top view perspective of the hat including a high ponytailopening with a cinch loop and an interior soft material lining accordingto example embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another top view perspective of the hat including a highponytail opening with a cinch loop, drawstring and an exterior materiallining according to example embodiments of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view perspective of the hat that illustrates the cinchhole and drawstring at the upper crown portion of the hat according toexample embodiments.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Example embodiments of a hat with a hair passage mechanism are includedherein. The example embodiments described may be part of the sameembodiment or may be separate distinct embodiments or may be acombination of more than one embodiment.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a hat according to example embodiments of thepresent invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the hat 10 may be a multiplepanel construction, such as a two, three, four, five or six panel hat,etc. The front of the hat may instead by a pinch front with a singlepanel in the front having no seam or a partial seam as opposed to a fullseam. The hat 10 is displayed as a five-panel baseball style cap. Thehat 10 is structured with a standard hat brim 14.

FIG. 2 is a rear view of the hat including a drawstring according toexample embodiments of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, thehat 10 contains a cinch passage hole loop 20 which may be a closed loopthat permits a drawstring 24 to pass-through the cinch passage hole loop20 (‘hole loop’) at an upper crown portion of the hat. The drawstring 24is threaded through the closed loop cinch portion (pocket) at the uppercrown and secured with a cord lock 22, which ultimately locks the user'sponytail securely in the cinch passage hole 20. The ponytail will bepulled through the cinch hole 20 simultaneously while putting on thehat. The cinch hole 20 can be loosened by letting slack of thedrawstring 24 into the loop to increase the diameter of the loop 20.Once the hair of the user is pulled through the loop 20, the drawstring24 may be tightened to decrease the size of the diameter of the loop 20which holds the ponytail or other hairstyle in place.

FIG. 3 is a top view perspective of the hat including a high ponytailopening with a cinch loop and an interior soft material lining accordingto example embodiments of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3,the example includes a soft or comfortable material, such as a satinliner 30 that is sewn to the hat and which may be affixed to an elasticsweat band 32 or other crown lining material.

FIG. 4 is another top view perspective of the hat including a highponytail opening with a cinch loop pocket, drawstring and an exteriormaterial lining according to example embodiments of the presentinvention. Referring to FIG. 4, the top layer 40, such as wool, plastic,canvas, denim, etc., may be sewn over the previous layer 30. The cinchloop 20 may be a similar material to the liner 30, the outside layer 40or a different material, such as an elastic material that has a closedloop to hold the drawstring 24 into a fixed position.

FIG. 5 is a side view perspective of the hat that illustrates the cinchhole and drawstring at the upper crown portion of the hat according toexample embodiments. Referring to FIG. 5, the hat 10 has a predominantlynormal appearance from all sides, however, the loop pocket will bevisible from the top of the hat. If no hair is desired to be passedthrough the center of the hat, the drawstring may be pulled tight andtucked back into the top of the hat to conceal the drawstring 24, loop20 and even the cord lock 22, similar to tucking laces into a shoe sothat the materials will be concealed. The drawstring may exit the looppocket in a same hole location that is shared by both ends of thedrawstring, or two separate holes which are substantially close to oneanother.

In another example, the size of the loop 20 may be varied, such as toless than one centimeter or greater than one inch. The loop may insteadinclude one or more snap buttons, VELCRO segments, or magnets which canpermit the loosening and securing of the material of the hat to increaseor decrease the size of the loop 20 at any given time.

It will be readily understood that the components of the application, asgenerally described and illustrated in the figures herein, may bearranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.Thus, the detailed description of the embodiments is not intended tolimit the scope of the application as claimed but is merelyrepresentative of selected embodiments of the application.

One having ordinary skill in the art will readily understand that theabove may be practiced with operations or materials in a different typeand order, and/or with hardware elements in configurations that aredifferent than those which are disclosed. Therefore, although theapplication has been described based upon these preferred embodiments,it would be apparent to those of skill in the art that certainmodifications, variations, and alternative constructions would beapparent.

While preferred embodiments of the present application have beendescribed, it is to be understood that the embodiments described areillustrative only and the scope of the application is to be definedsolely by the appended claims when considered with a full range ofequivalents and modifications thereto.

What is claimed is:
 1. A hat comprising: a cinch hole in a top portionof the hat comprising an opening surrounded by a closed loop pocketwhich houses a drawstring that exits the closed loop pocket in a samelocation or a substantially close location.
 2. The hat of claim 1,comprising a securing lock that holds the drawstring in a fixedposition.
 3. The hat of claim 1, comprising a brim; and a plurality ofsegments sewn together to form the non-brim portion of the hat, whereinthe closed loop pocket is a different material than the plurality ofsegments and is sewn into each of the plurality of segments.
 4. The hatof claim 1, wherein the closed loop pocket can increase or decrease thediameter of the opening depending on how tight the drawstring is pulled.5. The hat of claim 3, comprising a satin lining sewed to each of theplurality of segments.
 6. The hat of claim 1, comprising an elasticsweatband sewed to each of the plurality of segments.
 7. The hat ofclaim 1, comprising a pinch front portion of the hat affixed to a brim.